Coin tray



E.C.POYNTER March 25, 1924.

COIN TRAY Filed Deo. 8. 1923 Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

@NET-E@ STATES PATENT EMERY C. POYNTER, OF MENDON, MISSOURI.

COIN

Application led December for. storage purposes is eliminated, and bymeans of `which the surplus coins required on bank counters-duringbanking hours may be supported and maintained in convenientposition.tobe dispensed. i Y

Another object vof the invention is to provide a coin `tray ofthe abovekind, constructed in such manner that a plurality of similar trays maybestacked in superposed relation so as to require little counter spacewhen in use and little storage space when not in use, means beingprovided for effec-- utively holding the plurality of trays in theirsuperposed stacked relation and against accidental displacement.

The invention contemplates the provision of a coin holding tray havingtransverse grooves or pockets vfor reception of a plurality ofhorizontal stacks of coins, the pockets or grooves of each tray being ofsimilar form and of the required size for holding a predetermined sizeorV denomination of coin, and meansbeing provided for facilitating theremoval of the coins from the tray when desired.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a coin holding trayof the above kind which will be light, simple and durable inconstruction and which may be cheaply and easily manufactured for theabove purposes, as well as to provide convenient means in which coinsmay be carried to and from vaults, safes or other places of storage.

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination, andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the ac'-companying drawings and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts in ,the two views:

TRAY.

8, 1923. Serial N0. 679,398.

Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in verticalsection showing a plurality of coin holding trays constructed inaccordance with the present invention, and disposed in superposed nestedrelation, and

Figure 2 is a top plan view of one of the trays.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the invention contemplates theprovision of a tray preferably constructed of sheet metal and ofelongated rectangular form in plan, the trays being composed of a pairof similar side walls 5, a pair of similar end walls 6, and a bottomwall 7.

The `ends of the side walls 5 and also the end walls 6 are extendedupwardly beyond the major intermediate portions of the side walls 5, asindicated at 8, and these extensions have their upper end portionsoutwardly oifset as at 9 whereby a plurality of the trays may bedisposed in nested superposed relation as shown in Figure 1, with thebottom portion of one tray disposed within the offset portions 9 of thetray therebeneath. The offset portions 9 are provided at the lower endsthereof with internal ledges 10, upon which the bottom of the superposedtray may rest, for limiting movement of one tray within another to adesired distance, and these ledges may consist of angle irons suitablyattached to the inner faces of the offset portion of the end walls 6 andextending from side to side of the tray in a horizontal position asshown. It will be obvious that displacement of one tray relative to theother when in nested relation except upwardly is effectively preventeddue to the fact that the lower portion of the upper tray is disposed anappreciable distance within the oifset portion 9 of the traytherebeneath. It is also apparent that a comparatively large number ofthese trays may be arranged in superposed nested relation so as topermit the storage of a large quantity of coins without taking up amaterial amount of floor, counter, or other space.

The tray is provided with a plurality of similar transverse grooves orpockets that are arranged in side by side relation from end to end ofthe tray, and within which aplurality of horizontal stacks of coins maybe placed, the curvature of the pockets conforming to the curvature ofthe particular denomination of coin which is adapted to be placed in thetray. These grooves or pockets are preferably formed by means of a sheetmetal false bottom, composed of a plurality of directly and integrallyconnected concave-convex portions 11, the end ones of which have theirfree end portions suitably secured to the end walls 6, such as bysoldering the flanged end portions l2 thereof to the inner surfaces ofthe end wall 6, wherebythe false bottom is rigidly maintained in placeupon the bottom wall 7. For facilitating removal of the desired coinsfrom the pocket provided by the members 11, the side walls 5 areprovided with transversely aligned pairs of notches l2 in the upperedges thereof, said notches of each pair being concentric with one ofthe pockets in a well lrnown manner. By providing the extensions withinwhich the trays are nested in superposed relation, one tray is spacedfrom the tray directly therebeneath for a sniiicient height to permitready removal of the coins from any desired one of the trays when thelatter are arranged in their superposed nested relation. In other Words,the bottom wall 7 of one tray is maintained sufficiently elevated abovethe upper edges of the side Walls 5 of the tray directly there beneathto permit removal of coins from the lower tray without obstruction beingpresented thereto by the upper tray.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction andmanner of use, as well as the advantages of the present invention willbe readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

What VI claim as new is:

l. A coin tray having a plurality of transverse eoncaved pockets fromend to end thereof adapted for recep-tion of horizontal stacks of coinsand composed of bottom,

, side and end walls, the end walls' and the ends of the side wallsbeing extended upwardly beyond the upper edges of the major portion ofthe side walls and terminating in outwardly offset upper end portions,Within which the bottom portion of a similar tray superimposedthereabove may be nested, and ledges internally of the outwardly offsetlportions for supporting reception of the superimposed tray.

2. A coin tray having a plurality of transverse concaved pockets fromend to end thereof adapted for reception of horizontal stacks of coinsand composed of bottom, side and end walls, the end walls and the endsof the side walls being extended upwardly beyond the upper edges of themajor portion of the side walls and terminating in outwardly offsetupper end portions within which the bottom portion of a similar tray ysuperimposed thereabove may be nested,

Vledges internally ofthe outwardly offset portions for supportingreception of the superimposed tray, said ledges comprising membersextending from side to side of and horizontally arranged within theoutwardly offset portions below the upper edge'srof the superimposedtray, said side walls being providedvwith pairs of opposed notches intheV upper edges thereof, the lnotches of each pair being aligned withopposite ends of one of said coin receiving'pockets,

said supporting ledges being s'uliciently elevated to-hold thebottomofthe superimposed tray a vsuflicient distance above the upper edges ofthe major portion of thev side walls of the'4 tray beneath.forfpermitting removal of coins frorrrthe poc iets of the last namedtray Ywhen the superimposedy tray is engaged therewith.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EMERY POYANTER.H

